You tune strings on cracked concrete
Moss claims beams on quiet street
Rosin dust coats your calloused thumb
Night shift coffee gets you home
Bow on rust sings through the kudzu
Steel ribs breathe where none knew you
Each note pulls root from rivet hole
Music grows where silence stole
Case lies open for loose change
Rain taps rhythm on tin range
Your coat hangs heavy with the damp
Night shift coffee lights the lamp
Regulars bet on first breakdown
Waitress calls the next showdown
But you just grin and wipe the sweat
Play the chorus deeper yet
Bow on rust sings through the kudzu
Steel ribs breathe where none knew you
Each note pulls root from rivet hole
Music grows where silence stole
Grill smoke curls through broken glass
Watch the years melt fast to past
No encore needed no goodbye
Just the bow and lullaby
Morning whistle blows cold steam
You pack the case and chase the dream
Moss remembers every phrase
Green fingers climb the steel maze
Bow on rust sings through the kudzu
Steel ribs breathe where none knew you
Each note pulls root from rivet hole
Music grows where silence stole
Bow on rust sings through the kudzu
Steel ribs breathe where none knew you
Last note hangs on rusted air
Cook flips eggs without a care